Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched 46 projectiles and mortar-shells on the front-line areas of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in the last 24 hours, the DPR Operational Command, Vice-Commander Eduard Basurin states.

“The enemy shelled 13 localities and nearby districts in the Donetsk direction with heavy artillery and launched 16 projectiles of 152mm and 122mm caliber as well as 11 mortar-shells of 120mm caliber and 19 mortar-shells of 82mm caliber,” said the Vice-Commander.

According to him, four localities located in the south of the Republic came under AFU fire as well; the enemy applied tanks, grenade launchers and small arms.

Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian military had shelled the western part of Donetsk and Dokuchayevsk; as a result, two civilians had been wounded. Four electrical substations and six houses had been damaged.